VOL. 1.] BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1812. [No. 24. Printed and published by H. NILES, Water-street, near the Merchants' Coffee-House, at 85. per annum. -I wish no other herald 66 "No other speaker of my living actions, Legislature of Massachusetts. Shakspeare-HENRY VIII. and at the same time every article wanted for the Indians. Wednesday, Jan. 22.-The following message was received from the governor. In senate read and point, cannot the wealthy, and manufacturing states But if this should appear in any degree a doubtful committed to Messrs. Otis, Means, and Sprague-of Massachusetts, New-York and Pennsylvania, In the house, read and concurred, and Mr. Green, and those north of the latter, effect that object? of B. Mr. Whitman, of B. Mr Smith, of W. S. The question requires not a moment to give a Mr. Cobb, of P. and Mr. Prentiss, of M. are joined. prompt and affirmative answer. The legislature Gentlemen of the senate and gentlemen of the house of then having a thorough knowledge of the resources, representatives. of this commonwealth, of her abilities, and her It being officially announced, that the Indians disposition to draw them forth on such an impor complain, "they cannot receive the usual supplies of tant occasion, leaves nothing necessary to be added goods, by reason of the non-importation act," and on this subject. E. GERRY. that they are not to be purchased “within theUnited States." I submit to your consideration, whether it is not incumbent on this state, to use the means in its power for enabling the national government to rise superior to such a humiliating circumstance. In the year 1775, when our war with Great Britain sommenced, and when, immediately preceding it, a non importation act had been strictly carried into effect, the state of Massachusetts apportioned on their towns, respectively, to be manufactured by them, the articles of clothing wanted for their proportion of the army which besieged Boston; fixed the prices and qualities of those articles, and they were duly supplied within a short period. Thus before we had arrived at the threshold of independence, and when we were in an exhausted state, by the antecedent, voluntary and patriotic sacrifice of our commerce, between thirteen and fourteen thousand cloth coats were manufactured, made and delivered into our magazine, within a few months from the date of the resolve which first communicated the requisition. Council Chamber, Jan 21, 1812 United States Militia. The bill for classing and arming the militia, which has occupied the house of representatives, for six or seven days, having been rejected on its third reading on the 5th instant, (as will have been ob served by our minutes of the congressional proceedings of that day) we do not think it worth while to go through a detail of all the debate which took place on the bill. We suppose our readers will generally be better satisfied with an abstract of the arguments used for and against the bill, given at once, than to have them drawn out at length in several successive papers, at a remote date. [Nat. Int. and This bill, as has already been stated, in our minutes of congressional proceedings, provided that the militia should be divided into three classes, viza minor, junior and senior classes. The first to con sist of youths over 18 and under 21 years of age; to be called out for three months at a time only, Thirty-six years have since elapsed, during twen within their own state; the second, to consist of ty-nine of which we have enjoyed peace and pros citizens over 21 and under 31 years of age, to be perity, and have increased in numbers, manufac-employed for twelve months at a time, in any mantures, wealth and resources, beyond the most sanner in which the president of the United States may guine expectations. direct; and the last to consist of citizens over 31 All branches of this government have declared and under 45 years of age, liable to be called out their opinion, and I conceive, on the most solid for six months at a time, in the state in which they principle, that, as a nation we are independent of live, or an adjoining state. The bill also provides every other, for the necessaries, conveniences, and that every youth, arriving at the age of 18, shall be for many of the luxuries of life. provided with a stand of arms at the expence of the government. Let us not then at this critical period, admit any obstruction which we have power to remove, to disGourage or retard the national exertions for assert ing and maintaining our rights; and above all, let us convince Great Britain, that we can and will be independent of her for every article of commerce, whilst she continues to be the ostensible friend, but implacable foe of our prosperity, government, union and Independence. This bill was supported by Messrs. D. R. Wil liams, Macon, Wright, Stow, Randolph and SmiIn behalf of the lie, on the following grounds. classification, it was said, that in consideration of youths from 18 to 21 being generally engaged in either obtaining an education, or in learning some trade or profession to fit them for future usefulness in life, they had laid the burthen of military ser By calling on the inhabitants of this state, and vice lightly on them, and confined them within & offering them reasonable prices, there exists no moderate distance from their homes: That on the doubt in my mind of our ability to supply every next class, consisting of citizens in the prime of article of cloathing, which may be wanted for our life, considering them as being possessed of the proportion of troops that may be required to carry great physical strength and spirit of the commun en a defensive, or the most vigorous offensive war, ty, they had laid the heaviest burthen of duty, He though no more than every citizen is at present lia- right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not ble to be called upon to perform: On the senior be infringed," it was the duty of congress to provide class, they imposed a lighter duty, because they them; as, if it were left to the people themselves, considered them as being more necessary at home, experience had shewn, that some citizens will proand as being less able to sustain service than the per-vide themselves with arms, and some will not, and sons composing the second class. Though at first that those which they get will be of various sizes view, it might appear that the service was unequal, and qualities, unfit for military service, where all yet it was stated, that if it were considered that the muskets ought to be of precisely the same calievery man who lived to be of the age of 45, would bre. Besides, that this mode of procuring arms pass through all the classes, it would, in the end, operates very unequally, as it lays the same burbe a perfect system of equality, and considerably then on the poor as on the rich-is a kind of polllessen the present burthen of militia service, at the tar, the most of pressive of all others. For surely same time that it would afford to the country its nothing can be more unjust, than that the poor man, most efficient force whenever it should be necessary who, if there be any fighting, will have to do it, to call out the militia; and though one-third only should be forced to purchase himself arms, when, of the whole number of citizens liable to do militia perhaps, he finds great difficulty to procure bread duty, could be called out to any considerable dis-for himself and family, whilst the rich man, who tance from home, yet, from our increased populacan always hire a substitute to fight for him, is calltion, it was argued, this would be a greater force ed upon to do no more, in the way of tar, than his than the government could possibly want for any poor neighbor. The injustice of this is so glaring, distant service; and the minor and senior classes that the law, in many parts of the country, has not would be always ready to perform service in their been complied with. own and adjoining state. Under this arrangement, In consequence of this unequal tax, and because it was said, every citizen would know the kind of the arms cannot, in some parts of the country be service which he was liable to be called upon to procured, the militia are, in certain parts of the perform, and would have the satisfaction in passing United States, particularly in the middle and southfrom one class to another, until he arrived at that age which exempted him from militia service. ern states, very imperfectly armed. Some of the state legislatures have endeavored to remedy this This arrangement, it was contended, would have defect, by manufacturing or purchasing arms, and no visible operation upon the militia, until they be loaning them to the militia-men, either by putting came detached for the service of the United States, them into their hands for a limited time, or by placin consequence of a call from the president, in con- ing them in armories, and handing them out eccaformity with a law of congress; as all that this bill sionally when wanted. In both which cases inconrequires while the militia remains at home, is, that veniencies had been experienced. Where the arms the returning officer shall make three columns in were put into the hands of the individuals, many of his return, instead of one, containing an account them were lost or disposed of; and when they of the number of men there are in each of the class-were kept in depots, many were spoiled or greatly es, instead of returning the whole in one column injured by the rust. as at present. This bill, it was stated, was calculated to do away This kind of classification would do away the all these difficulties and inconveniences, by putting inconveniencies which are always experienced in an suitable arms into the hands of every free, white army, by having young and old men in the same young man in the United States, when he arrives ranks-from having the father and son on the same at the age of 18 years, at the public expence; so battle ground. Every experienced officer, every that, by degrees, the whole nation would become man, must know, that old and young men cannot armed. The idea of arming the nation at the pubsustain the same fatigue in marching and other ser lic expence was not new; it had been acted upon in vice; as a proof of this it was asked, if an officer the year 1808, by passing a law, appropriating two would not always prefer an army of men, from the hundred thousand dollars annually for the purchase age of 21 to 31, to one composed of men of all ages of arms, to be placed in the hands of the executives from 18 to 45? It was added, that most of the cele-of the several states, in proportion to the population brity which had been obtained by the emperor of of each, to be distributed by them among the miliFrance, as a warrior, had been owing to this mode tia mnen, or kept in armories, as they might judge of drawing out the strength and flower of the popu- most expedient. This appropriation, however, was lation of the country, in preference to the mode o inadequate to the object, nor was the mode of dismixing all ages together. tribution approved. It was further urged, that the classification must This bill, therefore, proposed originally to apbe agreeable to the citizens themselves who compropriate 400,000 dollars annually, in addition to posed the different classes; as men of nearly the the former appropriation (but in the course of the same age would be more likely to be leased with debate 400 was stricken out and 200.000 inserted) each other's company, by having similar turns of for the same object, but instead of placing the arms thought and inclination; that stronger attachments at the disposition of the several state governments, were more likely to be formed amongst men of the it proposed to place them immediately in the hands of same age, and pursuits, than could be made where the militia-men themselves. And as the plan emthe disparity of age was greater-that the habits braced the whole United States, it would make no and dispositions of the old and the young never difference, whether a man who received these arms accorded well together. That this classification | continued to reside in the same place, or removes would certainly tend to render the militia more efto another-wherever he went, within the United fective; would comply with the first and last in- States, the arms would be equally useful for the junctions of the great father of his country, general public service. Washington; and in proportion as the militia system was improved, in the same degree would a standing army become unnecessary. It was believed, that by placing the arms in the hands of the citizens themselves, they would consider them as their own property, and take care of In favor of arming the militia, it was said, that it them as such; and they would become better achaving been provided by the constitution, "the quainted with the use of them than if they were only put into their hands occasionally. Besides,, would also be in a favored class-that time might it would be more strictly complying with the con never arrive to him, or it might arrive when his stitutional provision, that the right of the people service would no longer be wanted. to bear arms shall not be infringed." Having them It was objected against this plan of classification, in possession, they would be ready for any emer-and calling out one description or citizens to the gency which might occur. exclusion of others, that it had too much resem It was supposed that from 50 to 60,000 stands of blance to the conscriptions of the emperor of France, arms would be wanted annually; the procuring of which were too odious to be imitated by the freeinen which, it was believed, would be attended with no of this country. difficulty, as within the last year there had been It was doubted by some, (by Mr. Mitchill partimanufactured at private manufactories within the cularly, whether it might not be rather a disadvanUnited States, about 30,000 stands, which, by hold tage than an advantage, to divide the youths and ing out proper encouragement to the manufactur- the elderly citizens from the junior class. It was ers, it was supposed, might be doubled. Govern- thought to be an advantage to the youth to associate ment had made about 30,000 stands annually at with men of experience, part of whom might have the manufactory at Harper's Ferry, which, by pro seen some military service, and be able to give valuaper exertions, might probably also be doubled; so ble instructions to their young friends, not only in that the arms wanted, if this bill passed into a law, their military duty, but in taking care of their might be got from either resource. health, their persons, &c. That much mischief And when the nation shall be thus armed, said might ensue from youths being encamped together, the advocates of this bill, who will dare to molest without any persons of riper age to restrain the us? The country will be safe from any enemy with-thoughtless levities incident to that season of life. in or without. The government would have noth It was contended, that this bill proposed no iming to fear from a standing army, or from an ambi-provement to the militia system; it contained no sious military chief. A well-informed people, un-provisions for producing any better discipline than derstanding their rights, with arms in their hands, at present exists. The objectors, therefore saw no cannot be subdued. They are invulnerable. And use in passing the bill. being the real sovereigns of the country, govern- With respect to that part of the bill, which went ment has nothing to fear from them; because the to arming the militia, it was stated to be unnecessary government is, and will be, at all times, what they for the eastern states, as the militia were already please to make it. well armed, and that young men when they arrived Reference was had, as an illustration of the effi- at the age of eighteen, would provide themselves acy of an armed people, to the capture of Bur-with arms, as their fathers had done before them. goyne, by the people of New-England, and to all! This provision was said to be unnecessary on ano the other acts of bravery of the revolution. Give ther ground. A law had been passed by congress, the people but arms, said they, and the Republic in 1808, appropriating 200,000 dollars annually for is safe. the purchase of arms, for the purpose of arming the The passage of this bill was opposed by Messrs. militia. 600,000 dollars have therefore already been Mitchill, Boyd, Pitkin, Nelson, Gholson, Findley, appropriated for this purpose. By this law, it is Tallmadge, Law, Quincy, Bigelow, Mosely, Rhea, provided, that the arms shall be distributed to the Sturges, Potter, and Widgery, principally on ac-executives of the several states, agreeably to their eount of the classification. Several of these gentle respective population, to be by them disposed of as men expressed a willingness to vote for arming the they judge proper: and this mode of disposing of militia, if that was presented to them in a seperate the arms, was thought to be far preferable to the bill; and an unsuccessful attempt was made, on mode proposed in the present. bill. If the arms be motion of Mr. Nelson, to recommit the bill, for the put into the hands of individuals, government may purpose of amending it. calculate upon a loss of at least ten per cent. annually. The objections made to the classification were, that it threw too great a burden on that portion of It was contended, that the arms for which it is citizens who were between the ages of 21 and 31; now proposed to appropriate money, will be of no that citizens in good health from 18 to 21 and from use in the present contest. They are to be put into 31 to 45, are as able to perform militia duty as any the hands of youths of 18, who are to stay at home others; that this classification would lessen the--it will be some years, therefore, before any coneffective strength of the country. It was contended siderable number of the arms would be brought into that it would break in upon the settled habits of the use. people, and derange all their present plans, with It was said, that this appropriation would be altowhich they are very well satisfied. That in the gether unnecessary, if the citizens of other parts eastern states, especially, the militia are not only of the United States had complied with the laws of armed but well disciplined, and will not approve of congress as punctually as the people to the eastward such a change as is proposed. It was said that had done; but, if this bill were passed, no mau this classification was calculated to produce bick-would hereafter think of purchasing his own arms. erings and 'dissatisfaction among the people, by All would look to the government of the United being divided, some into a favored and others into States for a supply; and though the appropriation an overburdened class. That they would not see for the present be reduced to 200,000 dollars; as it the justice of such a division. A man a few months is provided that every youth, arriving at the age of older or younger than his neighbor, with whom he 18 years, shall have arms put into his hands, the had been used to perform equal burthens, would appropriation must hereafter be made commensurate not like to be called out for twelve months, and sent with the object. wherever the president might direct, while his more Many objections were made to the details of the fortunate neighbor, if older, would be subject only bill respecting the regulations which were thought to a six months tour in his own or the adjoining necessary by the military committee, for preserving state; or if younger, subject only to a three months the arms within the states, by means of fines, &c tour in his own state. It would not satisfy him to It was doubted whether congress had a right to im he told, that when he arrived at the age of 31, helpose fines on the militia while remaining in the states to which they respectively belong.- The in a country looking for freedom, was exhibited phrase "militia of the Un ted States," was objected last night in the court of king's bench. From the to. It was contended that the militia was the "milate hour at which the court adjourned, it will not litia of the several states," until called into the ser- be expected that we can give an account of all t! t vice of the United States. occurred on this most important and memorable ocThe following are the yeas and nays on the casion-important not only to the traversers at the above bill, noticed in the proceedings of congress, bar of the bench, not only to the Catholics of Ireand promised insertion, in page 124 of the WEEKLY land, but to Ireland itself, and not to Ireland alone, REGISTER.] but to the empire, of which this island forms so YEAS-Messrs. Alston, Anderson, Baker, Bas powerful and indispensible a member. Although, sett, Bibb, Breckenridge, Calhoun, Cheves, Clay, therefore, we cannot give the debate, we shall enCochran, Crawford, Dawson, Dinsmoor, Earle, deavor to present to the public, the essence and Fish, Franklin, Green, Grundy, B. Hall, O. Hall, spirit of yesterday's proceedings. Hulty, Johnson, Kent, Key, King, Lacock, Le- The court assembled after ten, when the chief fever, Lewis, Little, Macon, Maxwell, Moore, justice called on Mac Donough, a clerk in major McBryde, Metcalf, Morgan, Morrow, Newbold, Sirr's office, to explain certain parts of his evidence, Ormsby, Pickens, Ridgely, Ringgold, Roane, Sage, which in his lordship's mind was contradictory and Seaver, Sevier, Shaw, Sheney, Smilie, Stewart, inclusive.--The witness was examined by the court, Stow, Strong, Troup, Willians, Winn, Wright-55. and appeared very much dashed and confounded.— NAYS-Mes 1s. Archer, Bacon, Bard, Bige- He was asked, whether among these persons sworn low, Bleecker, Boyd, Brigham, Brown, Butler, to in the information, he had mentioned doctor Champion, Chittenden, Davenport, Davis, Ely, Breen as present. Emoit, Findley, Fich, Gholson, Gold, Good- He could not actually say that doctor Breen was wyn, Gray, Harper, Hawes, Hyneman, Jackson, in the chapel at Lifey-street-beard his name to the Law, Livingston, Lyle, Minor, Mitchill, Mose-best of his recollection mentioned-did not see him ly, Nelson, Newton, Piper, Pitkin, Pleasants, in the chapel-knew his person, and heard that he Pond, Porter, Potter, Reed, Rhea, Roberts, Rod was one of those concerned in the delegation. man, Sammons, Seybert, R. Smith, Stanford, Mr. Justice Osborne.-But in the information Sturges, Taggart, Tallmage, Tailiaferro, Turner, before us, you do not speak as to your belief-you Van Cortlandt, Wheaton, White, Whitehill, swear possitively that doctor Breen was one of the Widgery, Wilson-58. persons chosen. Catholics of Ireland. Chief Justice. Then you swore positively to a man who you did not see. Witness ordered to retire. In the supplement to No. 15 of the WEEKLY RE- Mr. Burrowes then addressed the jury in a strain GISTER, page 279, is inserted an account of the of manly and persuasive eloquence, which we feel first meeting of the general committee of the it impossible for us to follow. Perhaps in a court of Catholics of Ireland; which, though conducted justice, there can be remembered few exhibitions in the most orderly manner, was designed to have equal in point of ability, whether we consider it as been interrupted by the British police of that ill-addressed to the understanding of the audience, to fated island. From the following narration of the the temper of the jury, to the policy of the case, trial it appears that a similar meeting was after and the law under which the Catholic gentlemen wards held in a chapel at Litoy street, and that were indicted, an appeal so powerful, so convincing, certain persons, for assembling there, were indie we might say, so overpowering was ever yet made. ted for high misdemeanors. A careful perusal of The learned council began by arraigning the con this sketch will enable the reader justly to appre-duct of the crown in the formation of the jury.ciate the "blessings of royalty" and, while weile lamented to have witnessed that more decency, admire the honest firmness of a jury so unjustly or the appearance at least, if it was no more, of selected, cannot fail to deprecate a system of justice on the part of the Crown. He did not lay tyranny practised in Ireland which an eastern any blame to his majesty's attorney general, whose despot ought to blush at. The famous major irr virtues and talents he took occasion repeatedly in it seems is still in office--he is a fit tool for the Bri-a speech, which lasted upwards of three hours, to tish government in freland. The ferment of the panegerize. He was convinced that the honouraFrench revolution never spewed up a more atro-ble and upright man would not be privy to any act cious or accomplished wretch-Murat and Robes-of meanness, of unconstitutional and illegal interpierre would have hesitated at the cool and detibe ference on the part of the known agents, instru ra'e proceedings of this man. His office was ments, nay, the very creatures of administration.long considered the head quarters of perjury-it was notorious that on the jury, there was not a the grand engine of the crown, to swear away single Catholic, in a cause in which the Catholic the lives of its victims. That it still maintains its interest was so deeply concerned. He reflected infamous celebrity may be gathered from the con-upon the circumstance with pain, not unmixed with duct of the clerk, Mac Donough. a considerable portion of dismay, that in a city, In consequence of the lively feeling of the people of NINE TENTHS of whose inhabitants consisted of Dublin when the verdict was known, though no Catholics, not one was to be found on a jury in breach of good order had been committed, the which the Catholics were to be tried. It was, he garrison had orders to be in readiness, and a se-feared ominous for the country, when government cond order commanded the artillery to limber had recourse to such pary artifices. Nay, the ontheir guns. ly Catholic on the pannel was instantly objected to -but that was not enough for the crown-it was DUBLIN Nov. 23. not content with objecting to the solitary Catholic One of the most splendid, one of the most ani--but in the shirit of liberality which so very komating scenes ever witnessed in a free country, or norably distinguished the administration of the counupon no grounds whatever. These protestants, it try, it objected against TWENTY-TWO protestants From the [Dubl n] Freeman's Journal. should seem, were under the suspicion of being sus-, arisen in our political horison, obedient to no rules, pected as friends to the great Catholic cause. But governed by no attraction, a stranger to our system, the very circumstances of these shameful challenges and which menaced its ruin. put the present jury in a most delicate and awful The chief justice after recapitulating the evidence, situation. The eyes of the country were on them. proceeded to define the law. We could not discoFrom the partiality evinced by the crown to ver in his lordship's speech any shade of distinction their selections from among so many other of their from that delivered on Thursday by his majesty's excellent and liberal fellow-citizens, it would natu- attorney general. After about an hour and half's rally be concluded that they were prejudiced, and charge, the jury retired. illiberal. He did not insinuate that they were, he It is imposible-indeed language sinks under the believed in his heart that they were not-but see effort to describe the state and anxiety manifested the situation in which they were placed by the while the jury were in the box. Although it was crown-a situation he would contend not only inde- nine o'clock at night, yet the hall of the four courts, licate but almost unconstitutional. They would, the court of king's bench-all the avenues leading to however, he felt convinced, risk themselves from the courts, the very attick windows at the top of the the peculiarity in which they were so unhandsome-courts, were crowded with people. ly placed, contradistinguished from the remainder of their fellow-citizens. When it was announced that the jury had agreed to their verdict, there was at first a murmur, and Mr. Burrowes, then at great length, and with a when they again appeared, after an hour and a half's force of eloquence seldom surpassed at the Irish deliberation there was a deep silence for a minute. bar, and never, we are persuaded, equalled at that Mr. Byrne, the clerk of the crown, then called over of England, went into the subject matter of the the names of the jury. Having answered, Mr. Geale, trial before the court. As we have already said, it the foreman handed down the issue--NOT GUILTY. would be impossible for us, this day, to enter into The word was scarcely pronounced when a peal any thing like a detail of this admirable forensic of huzzaing and shouts rung through the court and display. He first addressed himself to the facts, galleries, and shook the very judicial bench. It was then to the law-next to the history of the Catho caught by the anxious auditors in the hall. The lics of Ireland, and finally to the policy of the Irish judges attempted to speak; the officers attempted administration. In all these divisions, Mr. Bar-to act-the enthusiasm deafened and destroyed everowes was super-eminently, supremely happy.ry attempt. The judges waited for some minutes, But we are compelled to reserve until our next a and the chief justice attempted to address the court, satisfactory report of this admirable speech. After but he could not be heard nothing could be heard he had sat down, there was a murmur of applause, but the loud, the overwhelming torrent of popular and he was congratulated on all sides by his friends enthusiasm. Indeed the union of honesty and talent was eminent As the jurors passed through the hall they were ly conspicuous in this address, and we never saw greeted with waving of hats and clapping of hands; more powerfully exemplified what great virtue, aid- our excellent, worthy, and truly virtuous sheriff, ed by great ability, is able to perform. In the Harty, to whose honesty and incorruptibility we are course of his speech Mr. Burrowes pronounced indebted for such a JURY, and who, we will be bold panegyrics on the FREE PRESS OF IRELAND, to say, has, by this one act, conferred more lasting and stigmatized in his powerful and impassioned lan benefit on his country, than any man who has neld guage, the incendiaries and slaves hired by the Cas-this exalted situation before, our sheriff Robert tle to influence the popular mind, and to inflame Harty, was received with the most unbounded tuthe people to madness. mults of approbation and applause. When Mr. Burrowes had concluded, the coun- Nor was this popular exhibition confined to the eil for the traverser, relying upon the evidence of populace merely. The verdict in the course of ten the crown and the law and justice of their case, minutes was known in every part of the town--the declined calling witnesses or occupying the attentide ran instantly in every direction. The shouts tion of the court and ury on a case which they reached the most remote streets with the rapidity thought already proved for their client. of an electric stroke. We should like, for curiosity Mr. Goold then in astrain of eloquence so peculiar alone, to cbserve the philosophic countenance of to himself, and which fascinated the court for more Mr. Pole when he received the gratifying intellithan two hours, touched upon all the leading topics gence. No doubt he was rejoiced at the fate of his of this great cause, We feel ourselves at this hour Catholic countrymen. But his Catholic countrytotally incapable of giving an outline of this speech. men did not think of Mr. Pole. They were too We shall therefore reserve it for this evening's pub- much engaged in their own happiness to shade it by lication, when we hope to be able to convey some the recollection of Mr. Pole or his administration. faint outline of his manner and argument. We shall here subjoin the list of the names of The solicitor general replied with great animation the honest men to whose conscience the safety of the and force, and with great peculiar grace of delivery state and what yet remains of the liberty of the suband happiness of diction for which he is so justly ject were entrusted, and who nobly fulfilled the prized. Although our feeling and conviction went awful conditions of their oath, against Mr. Bushe and his cause on this occasion, it would be absurd to deny, that he exhibited a splendid instance of what great abilities-great art, admirable action and imposing face may do for any cause. We lamented, it is true, to hear Mr. Bushe utter such sentiments, but we should do injustice to our nature, if we pretended that we did not admire the man. He concluded his speech by abserv ing that a new body, the Catholic Convention, had Meaning the government-from the castle being he residence of the Lord Lieutenant, &c. [Ed. Reg 1. Benjamin Geale, Esq. |